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The Broadview Guide to Writing - Revised Canadian Sixth Edition
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Table of Contents

  • HOW TO USE THIS BOOK AND ITS COMPANION WEBSITE
  • PREFACE TO THE SIXTH CANADIAN EDITION
  • INTRODUCTION
  • THE WRITING PROCESS
  • Voice Work
  • Attitude
  • Audience
  • Purpose: From Topic to Thesis Statement
  • Before the Writing Starts: Essential Activities
  • Reading and Note-Taking
  • Mapping
  • Writer's Block
  • Dialogue
  • Logical Fluency: The Nature of Argument
  • Argument Structure, Paragraphing, and Topic Sentences
  • Organizing Paragraphs in Longer Essays
  • Your Arguments, Others’ Arguments
  • Logical Fluency: Modes of Writing, Modes of Thought
  • Elaboration and Repetition
  • Modes of Thought/Modes of Writing
  • Narration
  • Classification
  • Generalization and Abstraction
  • Cause, Reasons, Explanations
  • Combining Modes of Thought
  • Reasoning
  • Subordination
  • Connectives
  • Stylistic Fluency
  • Diction
  • Figures Of Speech
  • Syntax
  • Rhythm
  • Voice
  • Tone
  • Revision and Proofreading
  • Collaboration and Research
  • Approaches to Research
  • Citation
  • Criticism
  • Examinations and In-class Essays
  • BASIC GRAMMAR: AN OUTLINE
  • Parts of Speech
  • Nouns
  • Pronouns
  • Articles
  • Adjectives
  • Verbs
  • Adverbs
  • Prepositions
  • Conjunctions and Conjunctive Adverbs
    • Parts of Sentences
  • Subject
  • Object
  • Predicate
  • Clause
  • Phrase
  • Types of Clauses
  • Types of Subordinate Clauses
  • Types of Phrases
  • Distinguishing Phrases and Clauses
  • Parts of Speech and Parts of the Sentence
  • WRITING GRAMMATICALLY
  • Right and Wrong in Writing
  • Verbs Problems
  • Verbs and Verb Tense Difficulties
  • The Infinitive
  • The Simple Present Tense
  • The Present Progressive (or Continuous) Tense
  • The Simple Past Tense
  • The Past Progressive (or Continuous) Tense
  • The Simple Future Tense
  • The Future Progressive (or Continuous) Tense
  • The Perfect Tenses
  • The Present Perfect Tense
  • The Past Perfect Tense
  • The Future Perfect Tense
  • Other Tenses
  • Mood: Indicative, Imperative, and Subjunctive
  • The Conditional
  • The Past Conditional
  • Active and Passive Voice
  • Dangling Constructions
  • Dangling Participles and Infinitives
  • Sequence of Tenses
  • Irregular or Difficult Verbs
  • Infinitives, Gerunds, Objects: ""To Be or Not to Be?""
  • Preposition Problems ""Up With Which I will Not Put""
  • Nouns and Pronouns: Singular Difficulties
  • Pronouns: Who Cares About Whom?
  • Part of Speech Confusion: A Question of Principle?
  • WORDS
  • Word Order Problems
  • One Word or Two?
  • Word Meanings: Are Cars Ever Stationery?
  • Usage: Word Conventions
  • PUTTING IDEAS TOGETHER
  • Paragraphing
  • In Narration
  • In Description
  • In Persuasion or Argument
  • Argument
  • Fallacies and Faulty Arguments
  • Joining Words
  • Words to Connect Ideas That Are Opposed to Each Other
  • Words to Join Linked or Supporting Ideas
  • Words Used to Introduce Causes or Reasons
  • Words Used to Introduce Results or Conclusions
  • Words Used to Express Purpose
  • Words Used to Introduce Examples
  • Words Used to Introduce Alternatives
  • Words Used to Show Degree or Extent
  • That and Which
  • Words Used to Make Comparisons
  • Other Joining Words and Expressions
  • Sentence Combining
  • Combining
  • Joining Kernels
  • Embedding Kernels
  • Abbreviated Kernels Joined as Absolute Phrases
  • Abbreviated Kernels Embedded as Verb and Noun Phrases
  • Abbreviated Kernels Embedded as Modifiers
  • Combining and Recombining
  • Combining Several Kernels into a Single Sentence
  • “De-Combining” and Recombining
  • Help with Some Grammatical Errors: Two More Examples
  • Dangling Modifiers
  • Syntactic Ambiguity
  • Help with Reading Challenging Texts
  • Gaining Awareness of Writing Style
  • STYLE
  • Slang and Informal English
  • Wordiness
  • Writing By Computer
  • Spell-check and Grammar-check
  • Observing Online Etiquette
  • Point-form Online Etiquette
  • Copyright and the Web
  • Business Writing
  • How to Be Good with Words: Styles of Writing When Considering Gender, Race and Ethnicity, Class, Religion, Sexual Orientation, and Disability
  • Bias-free Vocabulary: A Short List
  • ACADEMIC WRITING
  • Writing about Literature / Writing About Texts
  • The Meanings of Texts
  • Meaning and Form in Literature
  • Writing about Texts: Particular Problems
  • Writing About Science
  • Structure of the Research Paper
  • Scientific Tone and Stylistic Choices
  • The First Person and the Active Voice
  • Across the Disciplines: Different Subjects, Different Styles of Academic Writing
  • Anthropology
  • Art History
  • Biology
  • Business and Commerce
  • Chemistry
  • Economics
  • Engineering
  • English Studies
  • History
  • Medicine and Health Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Politics
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • SEEING AND MEANING
  • EAL: For Those Whose Native Language Is Not English Frequently Used Non-count Nouns
  • PUNCTUATION, FORMAT, AND SPELLING
  • Punctuation
  • The Period
  • The Ellipsis
  • The Comma
  • The Question Mark
  • The Exclamation Mark
  • The Semicolon
  • The Colon
  • The Hyphen
  • The Dash
  • Parentheses
  • Square Brackets
  • The Apostrophe
  • Quotation Marks
  • Single Quotation Marks
  • Direct and Indirect Speech
  • Direct Speech
  • Indirect Speech
  • Format and Spelling
  • Capitalization
  • Abbreviations
  • Spelling
  • Spelling and Sound
  • DOCUMENTATION AND RESEARCH
  • Avoiding Plagiarism—and Choosing When and What to Quote
  • Citation and Documentation
  • Incorporating Sources
  • Summarizing
  • Paraphrasing
  • Quoting Directly
  • Formatting Quotations
  • Short Prose Quotations
  • Long Prose Quotations
  • Verse Quotations
  • Quotations within Quotations
  • Adding to or Deleting from a Quotation
  • Using square brackets to add to a quotation
  • Using an ellipsis to delete from a quotation
  • Integrating Quotations
  • Avoiding “dumped” quotations
  • Signal Phrases
  • MLA STYLE
  • About MLA In-Text Citations
  • About Works Cited
  • MLA Core Elements
  • Examples
  • MLA Style Sample Essay
  • APA STYLE
  • Incorporating Sources in APA Style
  • Summarizing
  • Paraphrasing
  • Quoting Directly
  • Signal Phrases
  • About In-text Citations
  • About References
  • APA Style Sample Essay
  • CHICAGO STYLE
  • About Chicago Style
  • Chicago Style Style Sample
  • CSE STYLE
  • CSE Style Sample
  • APPENDIX 1: CORRECTION KEY
  • APPENDIX 2: SOME NATIONAL VARIATIONS
  • APPENDIX 3: ESSAY CHECKLIST
  • PERMISSIONS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • INDEX

    • About the Author

    Doug Babington was until recently Director of the Writing Centre at Queen’s University, and the author of articles both on writing and on literature.

    Don LePan’s other books include The Broadview Pocket Glossary of Literary Terms (2013) and Rising Stories: A Novel (2015).

    Maureen Okun is a professor in both the English and the Liberal Studies Departments at Vancouver Island University; her most recent book is an edition of Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte Darthur: Selections (2014).

    Nora Ruddock is Developmental Editor at Broadview Press and co-author of The Broadview Pocket Guide to Citation and Documentation 2e (2016).

    Reviews

    “The Broadview Guide remains the most readable writing guide available—at any price. It’s the only usage guide I’ve ever actually read for fun. Moreover, it’s sensible, and it’s complete. The authors assume nothing, but they don’t condescend. … The 6th edition gives more space to the problems of gender, race, and class-biased language; most guides don’t direct enough of our attention here. The new chapter on visual literacy is also good—an interesting group of paintings & photographs along with a set of clear, concrete ways to ‘read’ them.” — Jacky Bolding, University of the Fraser Valley“… an excellent choice.… The expanded coverage of the sixth edition [makes] this not only a comprehensive writing guide, but also a valuable introduction to communication and critical thinking in today’s academic world. I will be recommending this text to students at all levels.” — Maria DiCenzo, Wilfrid Laurier University“[The] reference sections on grammar and usage … cover everything I would ever point out in student writing.… The section on MLA style covers pretty much everything anyone needs to know about how to deploy this system of documentation.… The sections on academic writing are [also] very good.” — Bruce Greenfield, Dalhousie University“In a market replete with writing guides, this practical book stands out…. The [Broadview] Guide … re-energizes this pedagogical field by providing clear and concise explanations supported by examples.” — Anne Quéma, Acadia University“[The new] section on how language both reflects and shapes reality … is thought-provoking and sensitive.… Overall, the book is comprehensive, balanced, and engaging. I enjoyed reading it, and I rarely say that about handbooks and guides to writing. I’m sure students will find this book helpful and inspiring.” — Candace Fertile, Camosun College

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